懂中文 Dong Chinese

俳

pái

actor

Phonosemantic compound. 亻 represents the meaning and 非 represents the sound.

Components
亻 meaning component

亻  Meaning component

rén

  

person

亻 is a component form of 人.

非 sound component

非  Sound component

fēi

  

not

Evolution

俳 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
俳 Clerical script Jin dynasty (266-420 AD)

Clerical script

Jin dynasty (266-420 AD)
俳 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

俳  

pái

actor; vaudeville show; insincere; not serious; variety show

Most common words with 俳
Freq.
Word
Meaning

俳

not serious

俳句

haiku